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  • Texas takes on large oil firms Texas takes on large oil firms

    BP and Halliburton are being sued by the state of Texas over one of the worst oil spills in US history. Texas has become the latest complainant in allegations that both companies engaged in "misconduct" for their role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Four other states that have sued BP and other companies in connection to the spill. Alabama and Louisiana filed complaints in 2010 ...

  • Biloxi bank robbery suspect arrested in Texas

    Surveillance photos and tips from the public helped identify Brett Maurice Disiere as a suspect in the Biloxi bank robbery. (Photo source: Biloxi Police ...

  • Lewis has mixed results in second rehab start

    Currently on a Minor League rehab assignment, Colby Lewis hasn't pitched in the big leagues since last July. (AP) FRISCO, Texas -- Colby Lewis breezed through the first two innings of his rehab start for Double-A Frisco on Monday, retiring all six batters he faced, striking out three of them. The third inning, however, proved much more troublesome for Lewis, who gave up a leadoff home run ...

  • Texas man charged in death of postal worker

    Federal officials say James Wayne Ham was charged Monday in the killing of 52-year-old Marie Youngblood. The San Jacinto County Sheriff's Office had taken him into custody Sunday, saying at the time that Ham was a ...

  • Court upholds TX mans conviction in NJ gun case

    TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- A Texas man arrested with 21 guns in his car while passing through New Jersey four years ago will remain in prison after an appeals court on Monday upheld his conviction in a case that could wind up in front of the state Supreme ...

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Don't Look Now [DVD]

Don't Look Now [DVD]

Nicolas Roeg's intimate, fractured horror film Don't Look Now begins with what can only be described as a brilliant opening sequence. ...

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  • Texas windstorm bill could affect thousands in Coastal Bend

    CORPUS CHRISTI -- Thousands of coastal homeowners could get a reprieve on losing their wind and hailstorm insurance if lawmakers can hustle through a bill now working its way through the Texas House of Representatives. Senate Bill 1702, authored by Sen. Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, extends indefinitely the alternative certification program of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association through ...

  • More reverse mortgage lending options on tap for retirees

    Senate Joint Resolution 18 would amend the Texas Constitution to authorize the Reverse Mortgage for Purchase program and would enhance consumer disclosure requirements for all reverse mortgage loans in Texas. The Texas House has approved legislation that would expand the scope of reverse mortgage lending in the state to the benefit of retirees, its supporters claim. Senate Joint Resolution 18 ...

  • Allen Gump How I was named SIOR leader

    Allen Gump of Colliers International was named to a four-year term helping to lead the national SIOR industry group. Longtime real estate broker Allen Gump of Colliers International was elected to the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors executive committee, a four-year leadership term in the national industry group. The four-year term includes Gump serving vice president in 2014, ...

  • Diebold to relocate Coppell operations to Ohio cut 52 jobs

    Diebold will terminate 52 jobs at its Coppell office as it relocates operations to its Ohio offices, pictured above. Diebold, Inc. will terminate 52 jobs this year at its Coppell office as the company relocates operations to Ohio, according the company said in a notice filed under the Workers Adjustment Retraining and Notificaiton Act. The maker of bank ATMs and bank security systems issued the ...

  • McGraw-Hill moving operation from DeSoto to Ohio

    An exterior of the warehouse at the I-20 Corporate Center. New York City-based McGraw-Hill Cos. Inc., an affiliate of McGraw-Hill Financial Inc. (NYSE: MHFI), plans to move its large southwest regional distribution hub from North Texas to Ohio as part of a consolidation, leaving a big void in a hot distribution market. The New York-based investment trust that owns the property has hired ...

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